News tagged with argentine ants
Leader-less ants make super efficient networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ants are able to connect multiple sites in the shortest possible way, and in doing so, create efficient transport networks, according to a University of Sydney study published in the Journ ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Argentine ant genome sheds light on a successful pest
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco State University has unlocked the genetic code of the highly invasive Argentine ant, providing ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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How Social Insects Recognize Dead Nestmates
(PhysOrg.com) -- When an ant dies in an ant nest or near one, its body is quickly picked up by living ants and removed from the colony, thus limiting the risk of colony infection by pathogens from the corpse.
May 05, 2009 |
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When ants attack: Researchers recreate chemicals that trigger aggression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Experiments led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated that normally friendly ants can turn against each other by exploiting the chemical cues they use ...
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Native ants use chemical weapon to turn back invading Argentine ants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Argentine ants are taking over the world – or at least the nice temperate parts. They've spread into Mediterranean and subtropical climates across the globe in sugar shipments from Argentina, ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Populations of invasive ants die out naturally, saving millions in control and eradication
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows populations of an invasive species of ants frequently collapse without human involvement, potentially saving millions of dollars on control and eradication.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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